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farseer.

One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɑːsɪə/UK/ˈfɑɹˌsiːɚ/US

  1. One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.

  2. An instrument or tool used to farsee; scope

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  3. A television set.

Where this word comes from

Modelled after German Fernseher (“TV set”, literally “farseer”), from Fernsehen (“television”, literally “farsee”), calque of French télévision, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “far away”) and Latin visio (“sight”). By surface analysis, far + seer.

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